Camden police: man threatened pedestrians with gun

CAMDEN — Police arrested a man who reportedly threatened pedestrians with a gun in the city's downtown area early Saturday morning.

Sgt. John Maddox and Officers Paul Dzialo and William Poling were called to the intersection of Fifth and Market streets at about 7:30 a.m. A resident had reported that a man in a wheelchair was threatening people with a handgun.

The officers found Jorge Rosado, 39, of Camden at the scene and saw the butt of a handgun sticking out of his jacket pocket. They arrested Rosado and confiscated his .38-caliber gun.

Rosado was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and certain persons not to have weapons. He was held at the county jail with bail set at $85,000.